Dates

Event

Constructed as a C-45F.
Beech C-45H AF511

Circa 1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-87272.

Circa 1953

Remanufactured as a C-45H.

New construction number, AF-511, assigned to the airframe.

1953

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-10581.

To unknown owner with c/r N9381Z.

1965

To Pacific Airmotive Corp, Burbank CA with new c/r N6640R.

1965

Converted to a Tradewind by PacAero.

1966

To Byerley Aviation, Peoria IL keeping c/r N6640R.

1969

To Capital Reserve Corp, Los Angeles CA keeping c/r N6640R.

1970

To Valley Airlines, San Jose CA keeping c/r N6640R.

14 January 1971

Involved in an incident.
Nose gear collapsed taxying at San Jose-Reid Hillview Airport CA.

By 14 January 1971

To unknown owner with c/r N6640R.

14 January 1971

Crashed.
The incident occurred at San Jose, CA, United States. The time was 1300 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Reid-hillview Airport. The flight departed from Santa Barbara, CA, with an unknown destination. The gear collapsed while taxiing from landing. Report remarks include: During taxi, nose gear collapsed while making sharp right turn. Un dtrm rigging or adjustment due dmg.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

Photographer: American Aviation History Society

1978

To Air International Inc, Houston TX keeping c/r N6640R.

14 July 1979

Photographer: Paul Thallon
Notes: 1979 photo at Ft.Lauderdale International - of a Pac Aero Tradewind (Beech 18 conversion)

April 1982

To Robert J. Graf, Tarkio MO keeping c/r N6640R.

April 1983

To Cutlass Bay Flyers Inc, Fort Lauderdale FL keeping c/r N6640R.

February 1989

To Vernon Smith, Greenville NC keeping c/r N6640R.

6 March 1990

Photographer: Nigel Roling
Notes: N6640R at Fort Lauderdale IAP 6th March 1990

5 September 1990

To Cavanaugh David DBA, Lake Worth, FL keeping c/r N6640R.

By 30 October 1991

To unknown owner with c/r N6640R.

30 October 1991

Crashed.
The accident occurred at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport (FLL) Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States while on appoach. The damage was substantial. Two passengers stated that the flight encountered turbulence during the apch. The aircraft landed hard the light main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft then yawed to the light the nose right main landing gears collapsed due to the sideload...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

27 February 1992

Civil registration, N6640R, cancelled.